UGLE_SchemeChmn

Just arriving in Chester for the Universities Scheme Conference tomorrow. It should be a great day.

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@UGLE_EdwardLord @GLofMMM Excellent

On my way to Leeds to visit Aurora Lodge and to introduce our new regional representative.

Good to see the close relationship between @UGLE_UniScheme and AMULL continues.

@pastmasterchris @masonicmax It will be great to see you there.

Tomorrow myself and @masonicmax are guests of the David Kenneth Williamson Lodge 9938 at GQS talking about Women’s Freemasonry Past and Present. This lodge is the Installed Masters Lodge of the Universities Scheme.

@NeilTheMason @UGLE_UniScheme Agreed re the balancing act which is why we also encourage certain things that make the meeting shorter such as written reports from the Almoner and Charity Steward and not reading out the minutes.

@UGLE_UniScheme Couldn’t agree more. My mother Lodge meets on Friday evenings and usually tyles around 6pm, but even that can be awkward at times. It’s a delicate balancing act between not opening too early, and not closing too late.

Best practice tip: If you’re looking to recruit / maintain members of a young or working age, then meetings which start during working hours are not conducive to them attending without detriment to themselves. Members shouldn’t have to take time off work to enjoy their Masonry.

A great visit to Lodge of Good Fellowship yesterday to see a quintuple initiation. They've been a Universities Scheme Lodge for 5 years now. Good to see the founding president of the Scheme and two past chairman also there.

Just arriving in Oxford for the Apollo Bicentenary. Should be a great and grand event.

Great meeting last night of one of our newest member Lodges. They are setting up a Masonic Society at the University of Bedford. A very engaged Province.

Off to visit Cumberland Lodge's Installation in Luton with the President this evening. A recent member of the Scheme. They have the odd tradition that if a High Ruler is present they must give the address to the brethren!

The account for @UGLE_SchemeChmn is now in the hands of our new Chairman, Julian Soper. Our Past Chairman can now be followed @mark_masonic. The President can be found @UGLE_Wootton, and other committee members to follow include @UGLE_SchemeSec, @Dr_Andy_Green, @d_hayward

@pastmasterchris Excellent.

@UGLE_SchemeChmn Look forward to seeing you there😎

My mother lodge and the first University Lodge. 200 years of University Freemasonry!

@pastmasterchris Watch this space!

@UGLE_SchemeChmn Looking forward to lots of Tweets 😎

Thanks Mark. Yes, I now control this Twitter account. Julian Soper

Right! That’s it from me. Julian Soper now has the password. Over to you. For masonic tweets from me, please follow @mark_masonic #thankyou #farewell @UGLE_UniScheme

Welcome to the twittershere!

Very impressed to attend #PalatineChapter @pglel last night to see a triple exaltation. A night of firsts -1st triple exaltation, 1st visit by @UGLE_Wootton to welcome the Chapter to the Scheme and my 1st visit as Past Chairman!